Go-cart.



R. B. AIMAN.

GO-GABTJ APPLICATION FILED APR.15, 1914.

Patented Feb. 23, 1915.

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WITNESSES JEOLAND B. AIMAN, 01E PEIiTDLETON, INDIANA.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ROLAND B. AIMAN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Pendleton, in the county ofMadison and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Go-Cart, ofwhich the following is.

a specification.

My invention relates to gocarts, for infants, and has for its object thefacilitating of the pushing'of the gocart through a crowd by making thetwo supporting wheels 'for the gocart skewable about a substan tiallyvertical axis, conveniently by the turning of the pushing handle bywhich the gocart is operated; and also to provide a supportingmember'which holds the gocart substantially upright without attentionand'at the same time brakes the wheels.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a gocart embodying my invention; Fig. 2is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a section on the line33 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a detail view showing the construction of thepivotal support for one of the wheels; Fig. 5 is a section on the line5-5 of Fig. 4'; and Fig. 6 is a section on the line 66 of Fig. 4. v

The seat 10 of the gocart has fastened to its under surface at each sidea V-shaped supporting bracket 11, which conveniently consists of a metalstamping, each stamping at the bottom being notched to receive a smallU-shaped metal stamping 12 of which the legs of the U project outwardthrough the stamping 11 substantially horizontally til U-shaped stamping12 a knuckle l-il: having v a rearwardly extending arm 15 and a.sidewise extending stub shaft 16, one of the supporting wheels 17 of thegocart being mounted on each of these stub shafts. The arms 15 of thetwo knuckles are connected to each other by a rod 18, and the arm 15 ofone of the knuckles is connected by a link 19 to a downwardly extendingarm 20 from the forward end of the pushing handle 21, said pushinghandle being provided at its rear end with a cross arm or grip-22 andbeing rotatably mounted in any suitable manner, as within supportingbrackets 24 attached to the seat 10. By turning the grip 22 and the rod21 about the axis of the latter, the knuckles and Wheels are turned'foot board 27, the two arms26 Specification of Letters Patent. P t t1pm,, 23, 11915, flpplication filed April 15, 1914. Serial No. 881,897.

about thepiyot ins 13, to permit the gocart to be pushed diagonallytoward either side as desired without turning the gocart in itsentirety. b

The U-shaped members 12 are fastened to the brackets 11 by means ofbolts 25, which also fasten to said brackets a pair of forwardly andinwardly extending arms 26 which near their forwardend carry thepreferably being interconnected at their forward end by a cross piece28, and carrying small wheels 29 which are of service in lifting thegocart up curbs.

Pivoted to the rear legs of the U-shaped brackets 11 are the two legs ofa supporting member 30, the rear end or foot of which projectsgearwardlyand downwardly into proximity to the ground, the forward ends of saidlegs being provided with outturned fingers 31 which overlie fairlyclosely the tires of the wheels 17. The two fingers may be connected bya cross bar 32. \Vhen the pusher releases the grip 22 and allows therear end of the supporting member 30 to rest on the ground, which itwill do because the center of gravity of the whole device, either withor without an occupant, is slightly to the rear of the points where thewheels engage the ground, the cart tilts backward slightly and therebycauses the fingers 31 to be moved downward into engagement with thewheel'tires, thus efi'ectively braking the wheels and preventingaccidental movements of the gocart while it is without attention.

To the rear edge of the seat 10 is pivoted a back.35, from near theupper end of each side of which a pivoted arm extends forward to a slide37 slidably mounted on a side arm 38 supported from the seat 10 at eachside of the cart. The arm 36 is pivotally attached to an upwardlyextending ear 39 on the slide 37, which slide folds around the side arm38 so that it is clamped thereon by tension on the arms 36, the ear 39being located sufficiently near arear corner of the slide 37 to producethis result.

, ing said seat, each of saidwheels being pivotally mounted for skewingabout an axis transverse to the seat, and means for controlling theskewing of said wheels.

2. A gocart comprising a seat, a, single pair of supporting wheelswholly-supporting said seat, each of said wheels being pivotally mountedfor skewing about an axis transverse to the seat, a push handle for thegocart, said handle being movable relatively to the seat, and meanswhereby such movement controls the skewing of said wheels.

3. A gocart comprising a seat, a single pair of supporting wheels whollysupporting said seat, each of saidwheels being piv. ctally mounted forskewing about an axis transverse to the seat, a push handle for thegocart, said handle extending backwardly from said seat and beingrotatable about its axis, and-connections between said handle and saidwheels whereby rotation of the handle controls the skewmg of the wheels.

4. A gocart, comprising a seat, a pair of brackets made of metalstampings and attached to the under side of said seat, said bracketsbeing provided with perforations, and a U-shaped member extendingthrough said perforations of each bracket and also made of metalstampings, each of said U- shaped members having one of its legssubstantially abovethe other, a wheel-supporting knuckle pivoted in thelegs of the U of each supporting member, and wheels journaled on saidknuckles.

5. A gocart, comprising a seat, a pair of brackets attached to the underside of said seat, said brackets being provided with perforations, and aU-shaped member extending through said perforations of each bracket,each of said U-shaped members having one of its legs substantially abovethe cther, a wheel-supporting knuckle pivoted in the legs of the U ofeach supporting member, and wheels journaled on said knuckles.

6. In a gocart, the combination of a seat, a pair of wheels supportingsaid seat, an operating member for said gocart, and a supporting memberpivotally connected with the gccart and having one end which engages theground when said operating member is released and another end whichvengages a Wheel to brake the same when said Iirst end engages theground and swings the supporting member around its pivot.

7. In a gccart, the combination of a seat,

fingers which are forced into contact with the peripheries of the wheelsto brake the same when said foot engages the ground.

8. A gtcart comprising a seat, a plurality of supporting wheelstherefor, all said wheels being pivctally mounted for skewing relativelyto the seat about separate axes thansverse to the seat, said wheelsbeing interconnected so that when skewed they turn through substantiallythe same angle, and means for controlling the skewing of said wheels.

9. A gocart comprising a seat, a plurality of supporting wheelstherefor, all of said wheels being pivotally mounted for skewingrelatively to the seat about separate axes transverse to the seat, andmeans for controlling the skewing of said wheels.

10. A gccart comprising a seat, a plurality of supporting wheelstherefor, all of said wheels being pivotally mounted for skewingrelatively to the seat about axes transverse to the seat, and means forcontrolling the skewing of said wheels.

In witness whereof, I, have hereunto set my hand at Indianapolis,Indiana, this ninth day ofAprihA. I). one thousand nine hundred andfourteen.

. ROLAND B. AIMAN.

Witnesses:

JOSEPHINE GASPER,

G. B. Sonnnr.

